24 Mar 2023 07:00
SOPHEON PLC
("Sopheon" or the "Company")
Director Share Purchases
Sopheon plc, the InnovationOps software company, announces that certain Directors of the Company on 23 March 2023 purchased ordinary shares of 20 pence each in the Company ("Ordinary Shares") pursuant to the publication of the Company's full year results for the period ended 31 December 2022 yesterday.
Full details of the Purchases are detailed in the table below.
Director | Position | Ordinary Shares Purchased | Purchase Price | Resultant Holding | % of total voting rights |
Andy Michuda | Chair | 3,500 | 676p | 67,620 | 0.64% |
Greg Coticchia | CEO | 3,500 | 676p | 8,600 | 0.08% |
Arif Karimjee | CFO | 3,500 | 700p | 73,500 | 0.69% |
Barry Mence | NED | 3,500 | 665p | 1,899,458 | 17.87% |
Stuart Silcock | NED | 3,500 | 665p | 282,990 | 2.66% |
Barnaby Kent | NED | 3,500 | 675p | 3,500 | 0.03% |
For further information contact:
Andy Michuda (Chairman)Arif Karimjee (CFO) | Sopheon plc | + 44 (0) 1276 919 560 |
Carl Holmes / Abigail Kelly / George Dollemore (Corporate Finance)Alice Lane / Sunila de Silva (ECM) | finnCap Ltd | + 44 (0) 20 7220 0500 |
About Sopheon. Sopheon (LSE: SPE) provides complete Innovation Management software and expertise to help customers achieve exceptional long-term revenue growth and profitability. Sopheon's Accolade and Acclaim offerings deliver unique, fully integrated coverage for the entire innovation management and product development life cycle. Sopheon's leadership in innovation management was highlighted in the comprehensive MarketsandMarkets™ report on the Innovation Management Market where Sopheon was listed in the "Stars" category, the highest recognition. Sopheon's solutions have been implemented by over 200 customers with over 125,000 users in over 50 countries. Sopheon is listed on AIM, operated by the London Stock Exchange. For more information, please visit www.sopheon.com.
Notification and public disclosure of transactions by persons discharging managerial responsibilities and persons closely associated with them
1. | Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated | |||||
a) | Name | Andy Michuda | ||||
2. | Reason for the Notification | |||||
a) | Position/status | Chairman | ||||
b) | Initial notification/Amendment | Initial notification | ||||
3. | Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor | |||||
a) | Name | Sopheon plc | ||||
b) | LEI | 213800TA9E6UG2WWG646 | ||||
4. | Details of the transaction(s): section to be repeated for (i) each type of instrument; (ii) each type of transaction; (iii) each date; and (iv) each place where transactions have been conducted | |||||
a) | Description of the Financial instrument, type of instrument | Ordinary shares of 20 pence each ("Ordinary Shares") | ||||
Identification code | GB00BSZM1369 | |||||
b) | Nature of the transaction | Purchase of Ordinary Shares
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c) | Price(s) and volume(s) |
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d) | Aggregated information: Aggregated volume Price |
See 4c) above
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e) | Date of the transaction | 23 March 2023 | ||||
f) | Place of the transaction | London Stock Exchange, AIM Market | ||||
1. | Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated | |||||
a) | Name | Greg Coticchia | ||||
2. | Reason for the Notification | |||||
a) | Position/status | Chief Executive Officer | ||||
b) | Initial notification/Amendment | Initial notification | ||||
3. | Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor | |||||
a) | Name | Sopheon plc | ||||
b) | LEI | 213800TA9E6UG2WWG646 | ||||
4. | Details of the transaction(s): section to be repeated for (i) each type of instrument; (ii) each type of transaction; (iii) each date; and (iv) each place where transactions have been conducted | |||||
a) | Description of the Financial instrument, type of instrument | Ordinary shares of 20 pence each ("Ordinary Shares") | ||||
Identification code | GB00BSZM1369 | |||||
b) | Nature of the transaction | Purchase of Ordinary Shares
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c) | Price(s) and volume(s) |
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d) | Aggregated information: Aggregated volume Price |
See 4c) above
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e) | Date of the transaction | 23 March 2023 | ||||
f) | Place of the transaction | London Stock Exchange, AIM Market | ||||
1. | Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated | |||||
a) | Name | Arif Karimjee | ||||
2. | Reason for the Notification | |||||
a) | Position/status | Chief Financial Officer | ||||
b) | Initial notification/Amendment | Initial notification | ||||
3. | Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor | |||||
a) | Name | Sopheon plc | ||||
b) | LEI | 213800TA9E6UG2WWG646 | ||||
4. | Details of the transaction(s): section to be repeated for (i) each type of instrument; (ii) each type of transaction; (iii) each date; and (iv) each place where transactions have been conducted | |||||
a) | Description of the Financial instrument, type of instrument | Ordinary shares of 20 pence each ("Ordinary Shares") | ||||
Identification code | GB00BSZM1369 | |||||
b) | Nature of the transaction | Purchase of Ordinary Shares
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c) | Price(s) and volume(s) |
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d) | Aggregated information: Aggregated volume Price |
See 4c) above
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e) | Date of the transaction | 23 March 2023 | ||||
f) | Place of the transaction | London Stock Exchange, AIM Market | ||||
1. | Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated | |||||
a) | Name | Barry Mence | ||||
2. | Reason for the Notification | |||||
a) | Position/status | Non-Executive Director | ||||
b) | Initial notification/Amendment | Initial notification | ||||
3. | Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor | |||||
a) | Name | Sopheon plc | ||||
b) | LEI | 213800TA9E6UG2WWG646 | ||||
4. | Details of the transaction(s): section to be repeated for (i) each type of instrument; (ii) each type of transaction; (iii) each date; and (iv) each place where transactions have been conducted | |||||
a) | Description of the Financial instrument, type of instrument | Ordinary shares of 20 pence each ("Ordinary Shares") | ||||
Identification code | GB00BSZM1369 | |||||
b) | Nature of the transaction | Purchase of Ordinary Shares
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c) | Price(s) and volume(s) |
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d) | Aggregated information: Aggregated volume Price |
See 4c) above
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e) | Date of the transaction | 23 March 2023 | ||||
f) | Place of the transaction | London Stock Exchange, AIM Market | ||||
1. | Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated | |||||
a) | Name | Stuart Silcock | ||||
2. | Reason for the Notification | |||||
a) | Position/status | Non-Executive Director | ||||
b) | Initial notification/Amendment | Initial notification | ||||
3. | Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor | |||||
a) | Name | Sopheon plc | ||||
b) | LEI | 213800TA9E6UG2WWG646 | ||||
4. | Details of the transaction(s): section to be repeated for (i) each type of instrument; (ii) each type of transaction; (iii) each date; and (iv) each place where transactions have been conducted | |||||
a) | Description of the Financial instrument, type of instrument | Ordinary shares of 20 pence each ("Ordinary Shares") | ||||
Identification code | GB00BSZM1369 | |||||
b) | Nature of the transaction | Purchase of Ordinary Shares
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c) | Price(s) and volume(s) |
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d) | Aggregated information: Aggregated volume Price |
See 4c) above
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e) | Date of the transaction | 23 March 2023 | ||||
f) | Place of the transaction | London Stock Exchange, AIM Market | ||||
1. | Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated | |||||
a) | Name | Barnaby Kent | ||||
2. | Reason for the Notification | |||||
a) | Position/status | Non-Executive Director | ||||
b) | Initial notification/Amendment | Initial notification | ||||
3. | Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor | |||||
a) | Name | Sopheon plc | ||||
b) | LEI | 213800TA9E6UG2WWG646 | ||||
4. | Details of the transaction(s): section to be repeated for (i) each type of instrument; (ii) each type of transaction; (iii) each date; and (iv) each place where transactions have been conducted | |||||
a) | Description of the Financial instrument, type of instrument | Ordinary shares of 20 pence each ("Ordinary Shares") | ||||
Identification code | GB00BSZM1369 | |||||
b) | Nature of the transaction | Purchase of Ordinary Shares
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c) | Price(s) and volume(s) |
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d) | Aggregated information: Aggregated volume Price |
See 4c) above
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e) | Date of the transaction | 23 March 2023 | ||||
f) | Place of the transaction | London Stock Exchange, AIM Market | ||||